This Hubble mosaic is the highest resolution image ever made of the entire Crab Nebula, which is located 6,500 light-years away. These opaque, dark knots of gas and dust called "Bok globules" are ...

Situated at Oahu’s westernmost tip, Ka’ena Point State Park is an ideal location for stargazing due to its remote setting and ...

An intergalactic takeover has transformed London’s West End… Artist and designer Dr. Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian, founder of ...

One of the best sites offered by this place is the Mirador Cristo Rey del Valle, from which visitors can enjoy the night sky ...

The Messier catalog, popular with amateur astronomers, was actually just a by-product of comet hunting. The aim was to avoid ...

On a dark and clear night, the sky can seem filled with stars, some shining brighter than others. But a few of those bright objects aren't actually stars.

The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is an intense hydrogen emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It lies 1,500 light years away from Earth. IC 2118 (also known as Witch Head Nebula due to ...

That means, without bright moonlight, you can peer deep into the heavens to spot galaxies, nebulae, and the core ... in January Shooting Stars From the Famous Halley's Comet Will Rain Down on ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, February 28Venus is a prominent fixture in the evening sky, ...

The faint Unicorn is outshone by famous constellations like Gemini, the Twins ... The Rosette is one of the largest of the so-called “emission nebulae,” with a quantity of hydrogen gas and dust more ...

The actress died of heart disease at the age of 79 on June 18, 1959. Both of Drew’s paternal grandparents were also famous actors. Her grandfather, John Barrymore, was born on Feb. 14 ...